What skills and knowledge do creative entrepreneurs require in the contemporary creative economy?
This reflective essay must identify and describe relevant examples from specific sectors of the creative industries (for example fashion or the videogames industry). It must summarise and apply critically key concepts and principles about entrepreneurial practice and the creative industries introduced in this unit to develop a Creative Practitioner
Career Plan (detailing the steps you will take to develop and exercise entrepreneurial skills).
This essay must be supported by appropriate research and references introduced in the unit.
This essay can draw on examples from your own practices or experiences to develop and propose the Creative Practitioner Career Plan.
Your response could consider some of the following factors and issues:
• Specific skills and mindsets required for the creative entrepreneur
• How to develop and build entrepreneurial skills
• Challenges & obstacles to developing entrepreneurial skills
• Technological change and innovation
• Networked innovation and networked entrepreneurship
• Global / local considerations
• Market trends
• Labour and workforce issues